Centre Robbie Fruean has completed a deal to join Bath, reuniting with his former Canterbury Crusaders coaches Todd Blackadder and Tabai Matson.The 28-year-old will move to the Aviva Premiership after his Mitre 10 Cup commitments with Hawkes Bay, with the competition culminating in late October.The 2007 IRB world under-19 player of the year excelled in New Zealands junior ranks, but was then blighted by both illness and injury.Fruean rebuilt his career making more than 60 appearances for the Crusaders under Blackadder and Matsons tutelage, and now the trio will link back up again at the Recreation Ground.We are really excited that Robbie has agreed to join us here at Bath, said Bath rugby director Blackadder.Tabai [Matson, Bath head coach] and I know him very well from his time at the Crusaders, and he is the kind of player we know will fit right in with the squad we have here, both on and off the field.The Mitre 10 Cup final will be held on Oct. 28, suggesting the latest Fruean could arrive at Bath would be early November.The versatile three-quarters impending arrival will no doubt boost Baths resources during the autumn internationals.England centre Jonathan Joseph was a late withdrawal from Baths 34-14 Premiership defeat at Leicester Tigers on Sunday, suffering from thigh trouble.Whilst my focus for the time being is still on the Mitre 10 Cup with Hawkes Bay, Im really looking forward to getting over to Bath and getting started, said Fruean.It will be a new challenge for me, the Aviva Premiership is such a tough league, but Bath have had a good start, and I know that being over there and competing in it will bring out the best in me.Bath have also recruited Dragons prop Shaun Knight on loan until the end of the season.The 26-year-old former Gloucester front-rower slots into the Bath ranks immediately, offsetting David Wilsons return to home club Newcastle Falcons.England Under-20s graduate Knight made his name at home club Gloucester, following in his fathers footsteps.Shaun is a very strong scrummager, and were excited to see how he continues to develop now that hes with us, said Baths first-team coach Toby Booth.Weve got some very good props within the squad, and Shaun adds to that strength in depth and competition for places. 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A loaded .9-mm semi-automatic handgun was found loaded but unused inside Smiths car.Smith, a 34-year-old father of three, was a defensive leader on the Saints team that lifted spirits in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. He helped carry the team to a winning season in 2006 and a Super Bowl victory four years later.His death in a dispute over traffic was shocking, even for a city with a high rate of homicides.Hayes, 29, will be sentenced on Feb. 17. State Judge Camille Buras will have the option of imposing less than the maximum sentences, and could order them served concurrently. But the D.A. said the crime warrants maximum sentences, served one after the other.Hayes would have faced a mandatory life sentence had he been found guilty as charged of second-degree murder, and Racquel Smith will press for a harsh sentence when she gives her victim impact statement before the sentencing, according to a statement from the family.Its very unfortunate that another child will grow up without a father, said Raquel Smiths lawyer, Peter Thomson, referring to Hayes 6-year-old son. But Mr. Hayes, regardless of that, must face the consequences of his actions under our system of laws.Friends and relatives of Hayes, a former semi-pro football player who owns a towing company, left court without commenting Sunday night.Hayes defense said Smiths popularity led to a rush to judgment by police and prosecutors. Assistant District Attorney Laura Rodrigue countered that the defense was trying to smear Smith.A pathologist report showed Smmith was legally drunk that night, after spending time at the citys annual French Quarter Festival, a bar and two restaurants.dddddddddddd He was driving with his wife and another couple, who were traveling with a group of friends in several cars -- when his Mercedes SUV may have lightly bumped Hayes Hummer.Smith then drove off, with Hayes in pursuit. Hayes vehemently denied intentionally ramming the SUV moments later -- he said he was trying to dial 911 to report a hit-and-run and didnt realize how close their cars were.The jury appeared to agree with Hayes on this point, finding him not guilty of aggravated criminal damage to property.Cannizzaro said Monday that Smiths apparent anger and his high blood-alcohol level were likely factors in the jurys decision to hand up a lesser verdict than murder. But, he said he was satisfied with the two convictions, each reached on a 10-2 vote of the 12-member jury.Hayes said he armed himself only after he and his own passenger were accosted by Smith and Richard Hernandez, a passenger in Smiths Mercedes.Hayes also testified that Smith didnt notice his .45-caliber handgun until Hernandez alerted him to it. And he said he only fired after Smith went back to his car to grab his own gun.Assistant Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Napoli repeatedly noted that no other witness said Smith was armed, and that Hayes never told investigators he saw a gun in Smiths hands that night.I never gave a full statement to anyone, Hayes responded.Napoli said in closing arguments that Smith was executed as Hayes fired into his body, once in the side and seven times in the back.This young man tried his best, trying to avoid doing what he had to do, defense attorney John Fuller shouted during his thundering closing, which lasted more than three and a half hours.Saints coach Sean Payton was in court for the late Sunday verdict. A host of past and present Saints players, including former safety Steve Gleason, current quarterback Drew Brees and former running back Deuce McAllister, also attended the trial. ' ' '
